Hilldale Farm Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

Hilldale Farm Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama

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     You can take a little visit to Hilldale Farm Lake Dam since you're here at Hilldale Farm Lake; there are some good whitewater spots on Cahaba River. This lake is so wonderful. Hilldale Farm Lake is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Alabama WMU Camp is a tremendous local campground; there are plenty of folks from Birmingham-Hoover here at Hilldale Farm Lake. Jameson Inn Trussville is a nice place to get some rest. There's so much to do here at
Hilldale Farm Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Holiday Travel Park is a great location for that. A pleasant nearby hotel is Comfort Inn & Suites, and Hilldale Farm Lake is not the only place close by, Woodhaven Lake is a close by lake.
This lake is so wonderful. Cumberland Lake Country Club is a tremendous golf course nearby. During the warmest time of the year at Hilldale Farm Lake temperatures are regularly in the 80's. When the night sets

             in temperatures fall down into the 60's. Highs throughout the winter are regularly in the 40's with temperatures at Hilldale Farm Lake dipping down into the 20's all through winter nights. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff close to Hilldale Farm Lake. If you come at the right time of year, Gurley Creek offers some good whitewater, and on a beautiful day you obtain a fine panorama of Black Oak Mountain from Hilldale Farm Lake.
All the water falling down from the sky makes Hilldale Farm Lake a wet place; March is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is October. A lake nearby is Old Camp Cosby Lake, and if you're here, you might as well pop by Ware Gap.

Comfort Inn & Suites, Trussville
5 miles away
Walking distance to restaurants. All rooms have micro/fridge. Hotel has elevators and fitness room....

Jameson Inn Trussville, Trussville
5 miles away
At Jameson Inn Trusville, guests experience the conveniences of a contemporary hotel with the charm of a country inn. Along with our award-winning service, guests also can enjoy a complimentary breakf...

Current weather conditions at Hilldale Farm Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama
Local climate location: SAINT BERNARD 23 miles away

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Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.72417
Longitude: -86.62556

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Hotels Near Hilldale Farm Lake:

Comfort Inn & Suites, Trussville, 5 miles away

Jameson Inn Trussville, Trussville, 5 miles away

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites TRUSSVILLE, Trussville, 5 miles away

Courtyard Birmingham Trussville, Birmingham, 7 miles away

Americas Best Inns-Birmingham, Birmingham, 9 miles away

Camp Grounds Near Hilldale Farm Lake:

Holiday Travel Park, Leeds, 12 miles away

Alabama WMU Camp, Cook Springs, 18 miles away

Whitewater Near Hilldale Farm Lake:

Gurley Creek, Blount / Jefferson CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class II-III - 3.5 miles long (Narrows Road to State Route 79)

Cahaba River, Jefferson CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 11 to County Route 10)

Warrior River - Blackburn Fork, Blount CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-III(V) - 4.5 miles long (Dirt Road off Route 15 to Route 1)

Golf Courses Near Hilldale Farm Lake:

Cumberland Lake Country Club, Pinson, 4 miles away

Lakes Near Hilldale Farm Lake:

Old Camp Cosby Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away

Woodhaven Lake, Jefferson CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Cahaba River

12 miles away
...h a few trips under their belt could handle this section. The only bad part was the long flats inbetween the rapids. I was lucky in that I timed my trip two days after a heavy rain so the current was nice and steady. If not for that I would have been exhausted from paddling across the flats. Luckily the scenery is good and there is plenty of wildlife to enjoy. The put in at Lovic bridge is tricky. Its a pretty steep grade and full of mud and sand. I ended up just getting in my canoe and slidding down the hill into the water. Thats a good way to flip so take a friend and you could rope your boat down much easier. The take out at Grants Mill is alot nicer. It has a nice gravel parking lot and a concrete ramp down to the river with a concrete docking pad in the water. You NEED to go look at the take out before you go on your trip though. The take out is nice but its positioned weirdly. You come down river to it after your last rapid and if the water is up or moving along well then you really have to back paddle to make the docking pad. Also if you miss the pad the current picks up dead ...